SOLUTION: One more than the difference between 18 and 7 times a number is -9

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Question 158934: One more than the difference between 18 and 7 times a number is -9
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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18-7x+1=-9
-7x=-9-18-1
-7x=-28
x=-28/-7
x=4 answer.
proof:
18-7*4+1=-9
18-28+1=-9
-28+19=-9
-9=-9